77. What important influence did John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire have on the United States ?

1. They were Europeans who came to help the Americans fight the British in the Revolution.

2. They were European political thinkers who influenced the ideas of American leaders at the time of the Revolution.

3. They were Europeans whose inventions sparked the American Industrial Revolution around 1800.

4. They were European philosophers who met with Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence.

Correct Answer :

They were European political thinkers who influenced the ideas of American leaders at the time of the Revolution.